1. At first he stayed up in his room most of the time in the evenings,reading and playing his harp．

语言要点1：stay up：熬夜，不睡觉

e.g. I want to stay up tonight and watch the late show. 今晚我不想睡觉，等着看深夜电视节目。

e.g. I will make this radio work even if I have to stay up all night. 即使通宵不眠，我也要把这台收音机修好。

文法解析：“most of the time +表示时间的介词短语”表示“......的大多数时间”，这个结构可以独立做时间状语。例如：most of the time in August（八月份的大多数时间），most of time in the morning（早上的大多数时间）等。

2. The longer he stayed, the more Clare liked living with these simple country people．

语言要点：the longer... the more......：越是久......就越是多......

e.g. The longer she worked at it, the more enthusiastic she became. 她越干越来劲。

e.g. It follows that the longer you work, the more tired you will be. 你工作得愈久，你愈会疲倦，那必然是真的。

e.g. The longer you stay here, the more you will like the place. 你在这里待得愈久，你愈会喜欢这个地方。

e.g. The longer you read it, the more you get into the rhythm and mood. 你读的时间越长，对作品的韵律和情感就领会得越深。

3. No longer did he see them as lacking in intelligence．

文法解析：no longer是副词行短语，位于句首，则其后要用部分倒装。结构为：No longer +助动词+主语+谓语。例如：

No longer does he have that prominence . 他不再拥有那种卓越的地位。

No longer did the General confide in him . 将军不再把他当作心腹了。

4. He realized they were no different from him： he and they were all people walking on the dusty road which ends in death．

语言要点1：“end+介词短语”的意思是“以......而告终”。文中的是end in death，意思即为：已死亡而告终。再如：

On day he will end in prison. 终有一天他会入狱的。

语言要点2：different from：不同于......

e.g. American English is significantly different from British English. 美国英语与英国英语有很大差异。

e.g. His public image is very different from the real person. 他在公众心目中的形象与他真实的本人截然不同。

语言要点3：road在这句话中是比喻的用法，比喻为“人生的旅程，路途”。Walk on the dusty road which ends in death的意思是“漂泊在迷雾茫茫的最后走向死亡的路途中”。

语言要点3：in death：死亡

His eyes were glazed in death. 他死时目光呆滞。

In severe cases, influenza can result in death. 严重的流感病例可能致命。

5. He was learning about nature and about life．

语言要点：learn about：获悉......，了解......，知道......

He found it both interesting and instructive to learn about the careers of great men. 他觉得了解伟人的生平既很有趣又有教益。

The children learn about the relationship between the moon and the tide.孩子们弄懂了月球与潮汐的关系。

6. He came to know the changing seasons,morning and evening,different winds,waters and mists,shade and silence,and the voices of nature．

语言要点：came to know是“开始知道”的意思。